Dear Friends,
Saturday, August 22, 2026
Report on the Watergate Documentary
Rules and Laws and Their Importance
Dear Friends,
Puzzling lawsuit by Byron Henry and Jim Herblin responding
Dear Friends,
On Tue, Jun 30, 2026 at 4:45 PM Jim Herblin wrote:
To: All Collin County Republican Precinct Chairs
Re: The Truth About the TRO Filed Against Three of Our Own
Fellow Precinct Chairs, you deserve a full and honest account of what has transpired over the past several weeks within our party. What follows is a factual, chronological record — and it is deeply troubling.
May 2, 2026 — A Conflict of Interest Ignored
Chairman Byron Henry publicly endorsed Frisco mayoral candidate Mark (https://markhill4mayor.com/
May 4, 2026 — A Precinct Chair Silenced
At the May EC meeting, Precinct 137 Chair John Donovan attempted to raise the topic of a potential endorsement in the Frisco mayoral runoff during the "New Business" agenda item — precisely the time such matters are meant to be raised. Chairman Byron Henry ruled him out of order. I encourage every precinct chair to consult our parliamentarian and determine whether that ruling was proper. I believe it was not.
May 7, 2026 — A 12–0 Vote, Ignored
The Candidate Committee met and voted unanimously - 12 to 0 - to endorse Rod Vilhauer in the Frisco mayoral runoff (June 13, 2026). The result was formally forwarded to Chairman Byron Henry with a request to call a special meeting. He refused, claiming the Candidate Committee meeting was improperly held. A unanimous endorsement vote, set aside by one man.
May 15, 2026 – Chairman Squashes any Special Meeting
Endorsement consideration for the Frisco mayoral runoff should have been allowed at the May 4 EC meeting. Despite a groundswell calling for a Special Meeting, Chairman Byron Henry killed the idea — see attached e-mail in PDF (Gmail - EC Special Meeting Request.-2.pdf).
May 22, 2026 — The Chairman Goes Silent
Despite a regularly scheduled Executive Committee meeting on the books for June 1, 2026, Chairman Byron Henry failed to issue the required 10-day meeting call. No explanation. No cancellation vote by the EC. Simply — silence.
May 22, 2026 — Precinct Chairs Follow the Rules
Precinct 126 Chair Rachel Elliott did what the CCGOP Bylaws expressly authorize. She called the June 1 meeting under Article V, Section 2 of our bylaws, which states:
"In the event the County Chair cancels or fails to call a regular meeting, one fourth (1/4) or 50 of the Precinct Chairs, whichever is fewer, may, by written demand, call the regular meeting. Notice of such meeting shall be sent by surface or electronic mail to all members of the Executive Committee at least 10 days prior to the meeting."
The Chairman cannot unilaterally 'move' a scheduled EC meeting without the body's approval—and that approval never happened. Worse, shifting June 1st to June 22nd would move the meeting across biennium’s entirely. Since no vote occurred, the June 1st meeting was simply canceled.
The notice went out. It was timely. It was proper. It was by the book.
May 24, 2026 — The Chairman Responds with Accusations
Rather than acknowledge the Bylaws, Chairman Byron Henry sent an e-mail calling the meeting call "fraudulent", claiming the agenda was "made up" and accusing precinct chairs of “hijacking” the CCGOP. He declared that no official business would be conducted and no minutes recorded.
None of that is supported by our rules. Article V, Section 2 exists precisely for this situation. Precinct chairs followed it to the letter. Calling that "fraud" is not only inaccurate — it is an affront to the chairs who were simply doing their job.
May 28, 2026 — Three Precinct Chairs Sued for Following the Rules
This is where things took a serious turn. The Collin County Republican Party (Plaintiff) — our own party — filed suit (without EC approval) and sought a Temporary Restraining Order against three precinct chairs: Rachel Elliott, Jim Herblin, and Lee Breckenridge-Moore.
The notice given to Defendants (Elliott, Herblin and Breckenridge-Moore) was, to put it plainly, a failure of basic due process. Elliott was not properly noticed at all. Herblin and Breckenridge-Moore received notice 15 minutes before the 1:00 PM hearing. None of the three were able to attend. The hearing proceeded without them.
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The petition alleged the June 1 meeting was improperly called. Again — read Article V, Section 2. The meeting was called in full compliance with our Bylaws.
June 1, 2026 — Justice Denied at the Emergency Hearing
Defendants requested an emergency 9:00 AM hearing and came prepared — with evidence, documents, and testimony — to demonstrate that the June 1 meeting was properly called. Plaintiffs told the court they were not prepared for an evidentiary hearing. Notably, they had been prepared enough four days earlier to file a lawsuit and obtain a TRO while the defendants were not even in the room.
The court declined to hear evidence. No testimony was taken. No documents were reviewed. The TRO was upheld on the strength of Plaintiffs' pleadings alone — pleadings that conflict directly with the plain language of our own Bylaws.
June 9, 2026 — Plaintiffs Walk Away
Less than two weeks after filing suit, Plaintiffs nonsuited the entire case — dismissing both the petition and the TRO. The case is over. Three precinct chairs were sued, dragged into court, and denied the opportunity to present evidence — for calling a meeting that was fully authorized under our rules. And then the party simply walked away. Again, no EC vote taken.
What This Means for All of Us
Take a step back and look at the full picture:
· Our Chairman used his party title to endorse his own law partner in a local election.
· At the May 4 EC meeting, Chairman Byron Henry repeatedly — and improperly — ruled Precinct Chair 137, John Donovan, out of order.
· A unanimous Candidate Committee endorsement was dismissed without legitimate basis.
· A properly noticed EC meeting was called in compliance with the Bylaws — and the response was a lawsuit against three of our colleagues.
· No EC vote was ever taken to sue — or non-suit — the three precinct chairs.
· A proposed rules package — which Chairman Byron Henry helped develop — was quietly pulled (EC meeting of June 22) when it became clear it would not pass.
Our Bylaws exist to protect every precinct chair and to ensure this party is governed by its members — not by any one person. What has taken place in recent weeks is a test of whether those rules mean anything. Every precinct chair should read Article V, Section 2, review the facts above, and decide for themselves.
We are stronger than this, and our party deserves better. We cannot forget this - or it will happen again. Any precinct chair who wishes to discuss these matters further is encouraged to reach out directly.
Jim Herblin
Precinct Chair #240
May 15, 2026 email from B Henry below
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Brian Harrison and the Texas House
Dear Friends,
Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Committee
Public Education Committee
Monday, August 17, 2026
Texas Eagle Forum for the Grassroots
Dear Friends,
Best Version of the Federalist
Friends,
I recommend this version of The Federalist: The Gideon Edition. https://www.amazon.com/Federalist-Alexander-Hamilton/dp/0865972893/
There are footnotes in many of the Federalist papers. There is a glossary and 10 appendixes. There is a copy of the Constitution with cross references to Federalist. The binding is first rate.
I recommend reading The Federalist with a friend. Each article is worth discussing.
Robert
Report on the meeting about Iran
Friends,
On Thursday July 30 I attended a meeting in Richardson sponsored by the American Jewish Conservatives. I went because Congressman Keith Self lent his name to the event. It was awesome. First, one of the speakers was Abteen Vaziri. He was born in Iran. His father was in the Shah's air force. He had good insight on Iran to share with us. He was blunt in telling us that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard is crazy.by Rabbi Pesach Wolicki
https://www.jpost.com/opinion/
Second, give Israel a free hand to finish Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Third, call the Iranian people back into the streets, and protect them.
Fourth, stop bombing infrastructure and start hunting the enforcers.
Fifth, shut down Pakistan’s overland lifeline to Iran.
None of this requires American troops on Iranian soil.
Victory requires a shift in focus: away from the assumption that enough physical destruction will eventually break the regime and toward the more precise and more honest recognition of what the regime actually fears, namely, its own people seeing it exposed as weak, illegitimate, and unable to protect its own enforcers.
Proof of life of the supreme leader, a free hand for Israel against Hezbollah, protection for protesters, pressure on the IRGC instead of the power grid, and an end to Pakistan’s sanctions-busting trade routes – these are the fastest routes to the outcome everyone says they want: an Iran without this regime.
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